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- ↑ Smedley, Agnes (1933). Chinese Destinies: Sketches of Present-day China. Vanguard Press. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
- ↑ Price, Ruth (2005). The Lives of Agnes Smedley. Oxford University Press. p. 258. ISBN 978-0-19-534386-1 . Retrieved 21 July 2020.
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